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Table 2 Indication for ECLS support in the Transport group

From: ECLS supported transport of ICU patients: does out-of -house implantation impact survival?

Indication for ECMO (transport only)

total

v-v

v-a

p

Total

243

114

129

 

Pneumonia

102 (42)

89

11

p < 0.001

Influenza A

18 (7)

16

2

p < 0.001

ARDS

138 (57)

118

16

p < 0.001

Lungfibrosis

3 (1)

2

1

p = 0.577

Pulmonary hypertension

8 (3)

2

6

p = 0.84

Cystic fibrosis

4 (2)

4

0

p = 0.091

Lung embolia

11 (5)

0

11

p < 0.001

PMR/VSD/ASD

10 (4)

2

8

p = 0.024

Myocardial infarction (NSTEMI, STEMI)

35 (14)

1

34

p < 0.001

DCM

15 (6)

0

14

p < 0.001

Myocarditis

11 (5)

0

11

p < 0.001

Peripartum cardiomyopathy

3 (1)

0

3

p = 0.089

Polytrauma

8 (3)

8

0

p = 0.008

Sepsis

0

0

0

 

Post DLTX

0

0

0

 

Postcardiectomie

1 (0.4)

0

0

p = 0.285

Burn

0

 

0

p = 0.362

post HTX

4 (2)

0

0

 

Cardiac failure after VAD

1 (0.4)

0

1

p = 0.449

Postcardiotomie

1 (0.4)

0

1

P = 0.449

Others

9 (4)

6

3

p = 0.362

  1. v-v: veno-venous support, v-a veno-arterial support, dltx: Double lung transplantation, DCM: dilative cardiomyopathy